New witness surfaces in Amanda Knox case

Italian investigators now claim to have a witness who saw Seattle Prep grad Amanda Knox and two others leaving Knox’s apartment moments after the 20-year-old’s roommate was brutally slain.

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The allegation is one of several pieces of the prosecution’s case to come to light since the investigation into Merideth Kercher’s death was concluded late last week. According to foreign press accounts, prosecutors also have wiretap recordings of the father of Knox’s Italian boyfriend, co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito, discussing how his political allies could help scuttle the case. The Observer of London has the story here.

More concerning for Knox is a witness prosecutors claim saw her leaving the apartment where Kercher was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death. The witness told police Knox threatened him with a 8-inch-long knife while fleeing the scene. United Press International has that story here.

British and Italian press also have obtained several excerpts from Knox’s prison diary, in which she professes innocence. The London Telegraph’s take on that story is here.